Example Sentences

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Hitachi designed the tri-mode train because its batteries were not yet able to last long enough to cover all sections of unelectrified track in the UK.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

Battery-powered trains would save rail operators the cost of installing overhead wires on unelectrified tracks, which are found throughout the UK.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

He befriends a Jewish boy, Shmuel, who somehow manages to slip away from his daily activities in Auschwitz to hang out with Bruno at an unelectrified, unguarded fence.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

The passion has even pushed through the jungles of Malaysia, where the machine is battery-powered in unelectrified villages.

From Time Magazine Archive

In unelectrified rural areas, radios ran on pricey, short-lived batteries.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand